Additional Resources
The Connecticut State Department of Education can be a valuable source of information concerning explanation of your rights as well as current issues involving special education practices
Student Guide to Special Educationand A Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut are publications that provide information for students, parents, guardians, and other family members about the laws, regulations and policies affecting special education programs
IEP Forms and Manual: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/IEPManual.pdf
Unified Sports Programs: http://www.casciac.org/ciacunifiedsports.shtml
Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/
American Speech and Language Association: http://www.asha.org/
Gifted and Talented: http://www.nagc.org/
Services for Blind and Visually Impaired: http://www.ct.gov/BESB/site/default.asp
Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired: http://www.cdhi.ct.gov/cdhi/site/default.asp
Council for Exceptional Children: http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
Connecticut PTA and SEPTA: http://www.ctpta.org/ and locally: www.lcsepta.weebly.com
The State Education Resource Center (SERC): http://ctserc.org/s/
Parent Information Resource Center: http://ctpirc.org/s/
Student Guide to Special Educationand A Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut are publications that provide information for students, parents, guardians, and other family members about the laws, regulations and policies affecting special education programs
IEP Forms and Manual: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Special/IEPManual.pdf
Unified Sports Programs: http://www.casciac.org/ciacunifiedsports.shtml
Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/
American Speech and Language Association: http://www.asha.org/
Gifted and Talented: http://www.nagc.org/
Services for Blind and Visually Impaired: http://www.ct.gov/BESB/site/default.asp
Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired: http://www.cdhi.ct.gov/cdhi/site/default.asp
Council for Exceptional Children: http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
Connecticut PTA and SEPTA: http://www.ctpta.org/ and locally: www.lcsepta.weebly.com
The State Education Resource Center (SERC): http://ctserc.org/s/
Parent Information Resource Center: http://ctpirc.org/s/